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CVE-2021-31566

CVE-2021-31566

EPSS 0.4%CWE-59
An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to gain more privileges in a system.
Affected products
n/a · libarchive

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